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Academic Minute: Women in STEM Fields
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Week, Rick Vaz, professor of interdisciplinary and global studies, explores...
Health Benefits From Community College Accessibility
A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examined the relationship between college openings, college credential attainment...
The 2020 Inside Higher Ed Survey of Chief Academic Officers
Only 22 percent of provosts believe their institution is very effective at recruiting and retaining talented faculty members, according to...
Silent Protest at Ohio University Board Meeting
Faculty members marched with signs and then held a silent protest at an Ohio University board meeting Friday, The Athens...
Fired After 40 Years
AAUP finds that Pacific Lutheran violated an adjunct professor and advocate's rights in effectively dismissing her for offering private lessons to a student who asked for them.
Washington & Lee Students Want Diplomas Without Namesakes' Portraits
Some students at Washington & Lee University are petitioning to have diplomas without portraits of George Washington and Robert E...
Another Confucius Institute Closes
University of Missouri closed its institute after the State Department found fault with the institution's visa practices. About two dozen American universities have closed the Chinese government-funded centers over the past two years.
Cost of Higher Education
Is higher education worth the cost? In today's Academic Minute, part of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Week, Art Heinricher explains that...